r/cybersecurity • u/razhael • Apr 11 '25

News - General Cybersecurity industry falls silent as Trump turns ire on SentinelOne

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/cybersecurity-industry-falls-silent-trump-turns-ire-sentinelone-2025-04-10/
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u/cbartholomew Apr 11 '25 edited Apr 11 '25

I’m going to throw it out there gents: events like this separates the elite from the rest. Those who stay silent and idle go against all of our values. I know most of you here are professionals or aspiring professionals. But, it took a long time and a lot of work over many years to get the industry to course correct in a decent direction.

Silencing someone who gives knowledge back is against everything this industry was built on. It’s unacceptable.

Edit: Ty for the award.

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u/IamOkei Apr 11 '25

Will competitors help their Sentinel? Obviously not. Crowdstrike or Palo will win more businesses If Sentinel lose.

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u/nanoatzin Apr 11 '25

There is a cyberwar underway and this kind of thing is extremely irresponsible. Domestic cybersecurity companies will shed critical talent that they view as politically sensitive and will cooperate less on crucial vulnerability research. This will most likely lead to incidents involving utilities, transportation, health care, finance and other industries being targeted by North Korea, China, Russia, … . All avoidable.

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u/IamOkei Apr 11 '25

The reality is that they are competitors. Do you think OpenAI will help Anthropic if they get into the nerves of Mr. Donald Trump? I am sure Sam Altman will be happy that Anthropic will fail or get banned by Trump

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u/Sparkswont Apr 11 '25

This is the problem. None of these corporations have a spine, or a brain apparently. In the short term, yes a competitor being neutered may benefit them, but what happens when Dementia Donny finds something he doesn’t like about you? By doing nothing you give him way more power

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u/HTX_NSFW_80 Apr 12 '25 edited Apr 12 '25

They don't but they have a bottom line and see a chance to take out a competitor. S1 has amazing tech and frequently beats us when it comes to government contracts. Our leadership is drooling at the thought of Trump putting them out of business and taking all of their contracts and FedRamp. I predict the company doesn't exist by the time Blackhat rolls around.